Archives for Government Spying

Hoarding is when an individual has difficulty parting with or discarding possessions regardless of their value. But most hoarders eventually have their day of reckoning when their world implodes and their behavior affects not just themselves, but family and friends. Hoarding security vulnerabilities has similar parallels but on a scale affecting potentially billions of innocent users. In a… Read More »

There’s Only 1 Way To Secure Trump’s Phone Smartphone security is a fairly binary process these days. Whether you’re sporting an iPhone, Android or even Blackberry or Windows smartphone, any security expert will tell you that none are 100% secure. This might not be an issue for most of us but what about the leader of the… Read More »

Can Pokemon and Security Co-exist? Pokemon Go is the digital scavenger hunt we all wanted growing up and now kids and adults alike are experiencing that and getting some exercise as well. So what’s the harm? Like any massively successful online game, Pokemon Go involves millions of players and their data. This is no different… Read More »

I recently attended an exclusive roundtable discussion with The Verge for a event hosted by Story, a retail concept store with ever changing themes located in midtown Manhattan. Story re-invents itself about every two months and this time around it’s all about hacking including an interactive exhibit hosted by USA Network’s hit TV show Mr. Robot. The exhibit includes everything from vintage Atari arcade… Read More »

Top Security Features Apple Announced at WWDC Amidst hundreds of new iOS, watchOS, tvOS and macOS features announced, it was the security ones that told Apple’s story best to me. Apple’s narrative as the security and privacy-focused company continues to solidify. In the same way that Google cannot suddenly stop tracking our search and email… Read More »

WhatsApp Is Encrypted But It’s No iMessage WhatsApp just announced end-to-end encryption for their 1 billion + users. Their massive user base overshadow Apple’s own iMessage network on Apple’s own devices alone. It would also seem that they are taking a page out of Apple’s own playbook by offering end-to-end encryption. WhatsApp’s parent company, Facebook, is also… Read More »

Are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past? With a little luck, we are. I know that sounds rather pessimistic but in light of the current FBI and Apple battle over encryption security, we are standing at a familiar crossroads. Last time, the U.S. avoided widespread security failure was the ill-proposed Clipper Chip… Read More »

When FBI director was first asked if he had any intentions to force Apple to unlock more than the single iPhone 5C in question, he answered “unlikely to be a trailblazer” for setting a precedent for other cases. But a week later when asked before a congressional panel under oath, he said the judgement on this single iPhone would… Read More »